M26122 Senior Talent Management Specialist (Locally Recruited)

CIMMYT is a cutting-edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow’s problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries. CIMMYT is a core CGIAR Research Center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources. 

For more information, visit https://www.cimmyt.org/

CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-oriented professional for the position of Senior Talent Management with a strong focus on design and deploy CIMMYT’s integrated talent management strategy in partnership with HR and Chapter leaders, covering promotions, succession planning, talent development, long-term workforce planning, and organizational structure reviews. This position can be based either New Delhi or Nairobi.

Specific Duties

Performance Management

• Design and implement CIMMYT’s talent and performance review process in line with CIMMYT talent management strategy, ensuring a unified approach to goal setting, development, and promotion readiness.
• Provide analytics and reports linking performance outcomes with compensation, promotion, and development decisions.

Succession & Organizational Planning

• Maintain a dynamic succession planning framework covering critical and leadership roles across all programs, functions, and countries.
• Collaborate with HR team members, Directors, and Program Leads to identify successors, readiness levels, and development plans.
• Lead annual talent reviews and update succession risk maps to inform workforce planning.
• Support leadership capability assessments, career path mapping, and high-potential development initiatives.
• Monitor the implementation of individual development plans to strengthen readiness pipelines.
• Support organizational design discussions and talent moves that enhance structure, agility, and cross-functional collaboration.

Analytics and Continuous Improvement

• Generate dashboards and insights that integrate performance, succession, and development data for senior management, inc. evaluation of effectiveness.
• Prepare institutional talent management reports and briefings for leadership, governance bodies, and donors as needed.

Advisory and Collaboration

• Provide expert support to HR Business Partners and managers on talent identification, development planning, and career progression.

• Minimum 6 years work experience in similar roles.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field. A Bachelor’s degree with significant additional relevant experience may be accepted.
• Demonstrated experience in designing or implementing performance and succession frameworks, and in talent analytics or reporting.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and advisory skills with proven ability to influence across diverse teams.
• Strong communication skills.
• Advanced English - C1.

CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development.

Internal applications could be considered in line with internal eligibility guidance, please contact HR for more information

This position is recruited locally. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the duty station country at the time of application. CIMMYT does not provide visa sponsorship or work permit support for locally recruited staff roles.